Being a boy I have had to endure being wounded and scarred up on the outside of my body. I have the scars to prove the damage done to my body either through football or just routine playing outside. But how do you reconcile when you have scars that are on the inside…namely emotional damage?
Many of us have scars that are on the inside that have healed but left a mark that you can’t see but you know it is there. We have been hurt and wounded by family, friends, loved ones and our enemies. The worst scars are the ones that are closest to us. Emotional damage can play a major role in how we interact or approach life and future relationships. Some of us can’t open up fully because we still feel the effects of the scars that were left by a previous tenant.
God doesn’t want us to be hindered by the scars but we feel them and anything that looks like it is about to create another scar we run and start playing defense. How do you handle those inside scars? Scars typically don’t become scars until the wound has healed. So if the wound has healed then the scar serves as a reminder of where the wound once resided.
In order for us to not be hindered by our scars we must realize that our scars are not open wounds and that our scars are HEALED and we must treat them as such. Don’t allow the scar to act as an open wound. When it is a wound…treat it, cover it, sanitize it and wait for it to heal. When it becomes a scar keep putting scar removal or cocoa butter to see if you can lighten the scar or cause it to disappear.
Don’t make your scar your banner! Don’t allow your scar to be your excuse for living a life that is not the full manifestation of what God wants for you!
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Amen. So true